Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th December 2004, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 47,056
Restoration of trashed barong
Hey Spunger, nice barong. The only way to really fix that is to pop the hilt off, straighten the punto, and then carved the little wood shims that fit between the punto and the blade. That's if you...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2004, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 128,239
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2004, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 48,916
Hey, Ibeam!
Thanks for the pics of Punong...
Hey, Ibeam!
Thanks for the pics of Punong Guro Edgar Sulite. The sword he is holding does look like the one in the picture above. Thanks for the words of encouragement as well.
Maraming...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2004, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 48,916
THANKS!!!
I'd like to thank everyone so far who has sent us photos and words of encouragement and advice. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST :D !!!
When Shelley and I decided to work on this project, it first started...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th December 2004, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,652
WAY COOL!!!
Nice tenegre/talibong you have there, Steve. Definately a fighting bolo. It looks pre-WWII, but I couldn't give you a more precise date. This looks like it could be from Negros since it doesn't quite...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2004, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 23,519
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2004, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 23,519
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th December 2004, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 48,916
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,060
Nothing spectacular :eek: !?!?!
Those are...
Nothing spectacular :eek: !?!?!
Those are all very nice solid examples. Personally, I think the blades are all excellent examples. I'm no expert on Balinese weapons, but they all look very well...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 23,519
Decent panbases are hard to find. Dealers are...
Decent panbases are hard to find. Dealers are your best bet, but you have to pay dealer prices which sometimes is comparable to eBay considering the demand and competition for rarer Moro pieces. I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th December 2004, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 32,302
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th December 2004, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 25,522
MAAS is a polishing paste similar to Simichrome...
MAAS is a polishing paste similar to Simichrome and Flitz. It's pretty good stuff and polishes metal really well. The only problem with those three in preparation to etching is that they all leave...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 128,239
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd December 2004, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,886
Wow...looks like a bolo to me :D !
Now if I...
Wow...looks like a bolo to me :D !
Now if I could sell all my bolos...er, Hungarian short swords ;) ... for their starting price, I could buy that new Mini Cooper S or Land Rover and not have to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2004, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 128,239
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2004, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 90,392
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd December 2004, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 90,392
Just checking...
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Just checking...
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=&stc=1
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2004, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 90,392
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st December 2004, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 90,392
I'm In
I guess I made it in...but now I'm a noobie again :(
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